Chinese neologisms: continued
The results of the pollattached to the first article in this series showed readers’ interest in continuing the topic of Chinese neologisms. To save time, this article gives an expanded list of the neologisms I found, with very brief explanations.
粉丝 (from English fans) fans;
得来速 (from English drive-through) a fast-food restaurant serving customers in their cars;
城市依赖症 dependence on urban comfort (city addiction);
巴嫂 a female conductor;
护嫂 a nurse;
月嫂 a nurse at a gynecological medical institution;
拗分族 someone who extorts money from younger children (a Shanghai-dialect word, in which 分 has increasingly been used to mean money generally, rather than just small coins worth hundredths of a yuan);
阿尔法女孩 (from English “Alpha girl”, a term coined by Harvard professor Dan Kindlon) alpha girl;
走婚族 weekend spouses: spouses forced to live apart on weekdays who reunite at weekends (weekend spouses);
伪中产 pseudo-middle class;
土食者 (locavore): I am not sure Russian has an equivalent. It means someone who eats (Latin: vore) food grown and/or produced in the area (Latin: local) where they live. It also denotes followers of the subsistence-farming movement. A literal translation from Latin into Russian in the singular produces something like «local-eater»;
数码痴呆症 digital amnesia: forgetting passwords, data storage locations and so on as a result of excessive use of digital technology (digital amnesia);
试药族 people who earn a living by taking part in drug trials (drug-testers);
善客 a charity blogger;
密码疲劳症 password fatigue;
痛快吧 a place to relieve stress (pressure-venting shop);
绿婚 green, environmentally friendly marriage;
积分族 bonus-point collectors (bonus-point clan);
负人 a person living on credit and spending more than they earn (spend-more-than-earn person);
潮人 trendsetter
职粉 (short for 职业粉丝) professional fans;
边缘人 a marginal person (marginal man);
过劳模 workaholics working overtime (overtime workers);
飞特族 (from English “freeter”, itself combining English «free» and German «Arbeiter» (worker)): a free worker, independent professional, figuratively. a freelance artist; 诺亚规则 Noah rules: a set of unwritten rules for everyday life that can help postpone global catastrophe;<;br> 哈证族 someone who pursues certificates, credentials and diplomas (certificate maniac);
花样美男 a hermaphroditic, bisexual, androgynous man: a common description of young Chinese men who cultivate habits of both sexes;
麦霸 microphone monopolist: a term for karaoke enthusiasts who occupy the microphone longer than others;
钟点房 a room rented by the hour (hour-rate room);